UF, Georgia tie

LOCAL BEAT

January 28, 2007

The nation's top two gymnastics teams battled to a tie Saturday in front of a record Stegeman Coliseum crowd. Visiting and top-ranked Florida (7-0-1, 1-0-1 Southeastern Conference) and second-ranked Georgia (6-0-1, 2-0-1) exchanged the lead throughout the meet, but the contest finally ended in a 197.25 tie.

UF blanks UCF

The second-ranked University of Florida women's tennis team cruised past UCF 7-0 as the Gators earned their 43rd consecutive regular-season home victory.

The Gators (2-0) next turn their attention to today's showdown against visiting eighth-ranked North Carolina (5-0).

MORE UF: The Florida men's swimming team defeated visiting Florida Atlantic 162-119. Sophomore divier Jonathan Wilcox established a new school record in the one-meter event with a score of 373.50. Kyle Deery of Daytona Beach registered a victory in the 200 breaststroke. . . .

The women's team defeated Florida Atlantic 167-125.

Auburn tops FSU

Auburn swept the Florida State swim teams at the Bobby E. Leach Center in Tallahassee.

In the men's competition Auburn posted a 133-108 victory. FSU's Kyle Young of Oviedo won three events. Young was tops in the 200-yard freestyle, the 1,650 freestyle and 500 freestyle. Freshman diver Terry Horner of Orlando notched a NCAA Zone qualifying mark in the three-meter event for FSU.

On the women's side, Auburn posted a 129-112 victory. FSU will return to action in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship on Feb. 14 at North Carolina.

MORE FSU: The FSU women's tennis team defeated visiting Jacksonville 6-1 in the opening match for each team. The Seminoles return to action Saturday at Georgia. . . . The men's tennis team defeated visiting Florida Atlantic 5-0.